Comments on: Installing A Hard Drive – Step by Step http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:17:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/comment-page-5/#comment-34132 Michael Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:02:28 +0000 995259941#comment-34132 GREAT THANKS!!!!!!! GREAT THANKS!!!!!!!

]]> By: nick http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/comment-page-5/#comment-33851 nick Tue, 20 Oct 2009 03:30:26 +0000 995259941#comment-33851 Hey my pc wont reconize my hard drive,even a exernal hard drive. Do you think its the mobo? I need help though please help me. radarbarb7@yahoo.com i plugged everything nice and snug. PLEASE HLPE Hey my pc wont reconize my hard drive,even a exernal hard drive. Do you think its the mobo?

I need help though please help me. radarbarb7@yahoo.com

i plugged everything nice and snug. PLEASE HLPE

]]> By: Eric http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/comment-page-5/#comment-33564 Eric Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:16:36 +0000 995259941#comment-33564 Great instructions. I should be good, but here is my dilemma. I just installed a 1TB HD via sata controller card, to my Dell pc. Don't know if it's important, but i'm running XP. The intent was just a secondary drive for extra space. I installed just as you said. I got as far as the pop up page showing me the controller card, and the new drive added to the controller card. But then it just freezes up. It won't let me do anything. "I'm pulling out my hair here!" Please help. It sounds like i'm at least on the right path......Here is the exact log... Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A05 Copyright 19854-1988 Phoenix Techmologies LTD. Copyright 1990-2003 Dell Computer Corp. All rights reserved Dell Systems Dimension 2400 Series BIOS version A05 www.Dell.com Keyboard failure Sil 3114 SATARaid BIOS Version 5.0.39 Copyright (c) 1997-2004 Silicon Image, Inc. Press or F4 to enter RAID utility 1 WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1 WDC being the new drive on Port 1 of the SATA controller of course. But all I get is a flashing cursor. Cant do nothing else. Thanks. Great instructions. I should be good, but here is my dilemma. I just installed a 1TB HD via sata controller card, to my Dell pc. Don’t know if it’s important, but i’m running XP. The intent was just a secondary drive for extra space. I installed just as you said. I got as far as the pop up page showing me the controller card, and the new drive added to the controller card. But then it just freezes up. It won’t let me do anything. “I’m pulling out my hair here!” Please help. It sounds like i’m at least on the right path……Here is the exact log…

Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A05
Copyright 19854-1988 Phoenix Techmologies LTD.
Copyright 1990-2003 Dell Computer Corp.
All rights reserved

Dell Systems Dimension 2400 Series
BIOS version A05
http://www.Dell.com

Keyboard failure

Sil 3114 SATARaid BIOS Version 5.0.39
Copyright (c) 1997-2004 Silicon Image, Inc.

Press or F4 to enter RAID utility
1 WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1

WDC being the new drive on Port 1 of the SATA controller of course.
But all I get is a flashing cursor. Cant do nothing else.

Thanks.

]]> By: Douglas http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/comment-page-5/#comment-32749 Douglas Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:28:16 +0000 995259941#comment-32749 Oh My God! Thank you so much for this information... I was going in to my computer and to no avail didnt see the second hard drive. So, I would re-check the SATA cables and moving it to other SATA connections and still no second Hard Drive. I forgot about formatting it. Wow again thank you Oh My God! Thank you so much for this information… I was going in to my computer and to no avail didnt see the second hard drive. So, I would re-check the SATA cables and moving it to other SATA connections and still no second Hard Drive. I forgot about formatting it. Wow again thank you

]]> By: Norm http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/comment-page-5/#comment-32541 Norm Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:21:10 +0000 995259941#comment-32541 Having the same problem. How did you resolve this issue?? Having the same problem. How did you resolve this issue??

]]> By: Mark barbee http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/comment-page-5/#comment-31460 Mark barbee Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:25:44 +0000 995259941#comment-31460 Here's one for ya. I pulled old IDE drive out of old box. Wanted to install in new box. New box HD is SATA. The IDE ribbon comes off of optical drive. I have set the jumpers on old HD to slave, master, cable select. All three settings blue screen on me. I have to start at "start windows normally" and then tries to boot further but then blue screens and says disc drive is not configured properly. It does the same with all three settings. What else can I do. All I want to do is get the info off the drive and toss it. Here’s one for ya. I pulled old IDE drive out of old box. Wanted to install in new box. New box HD is SATA. The IDE ribbon comes off of optical drive. I have set the jumpers on old HD to slave, master, cable select. All three settings blue screen on me. I have to start at “start windows normally” and then tries to boot further but then blue screens and says disc drive is not configured properly. It does the same with all three settings. What else can I do. All I want to do is get the info off the drive and toss it.

]]> By: Joe http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/comment-page-5/#comment-30935 Joe Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:14:45 +0000 995259941#comment-30935 I have a 320 gig IDE hard drive .Im trying to install it in a dell 4600 that had a sata drive, when i installed it i couldnt get passed start up mode. i changed the primary drive in the bios to the ide hard drive , still couldnt get passed start up mode. I have a 320 gig IDE hard drive .Im trying to install it in a dell 4600 that had a sata drive, when i installed it i couldnt get passed start up mode. i changed the primary drive in the bios to the ide hard drive , still couldnt get passed start up mode.

]]> By: Nick http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/comment-page-5/#comment-30856 Nick Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:15:50 +0000 995259941#comment-30856 awesome. I have no idea about computers and never opened up the box. successfully installed second hard drive thanks to this post :) awesome. I have no idea about computers and never opened up the box. successfully installed second hard drive thanks to this post :)

]]> By: Fred http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/comment-page-5/#comment-30528 Fred Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:08:56 +0000 995259941#comment-30528 Thanks to your excellent instructions I was able to install a new hard drive with only minor pain. I needed to replace the one that crashed a couple of weeks ago, but I thought it would be too hard a job until I found your site. Since I'm an old geezer and not tech savvy, I need the kind of help you provide. Many thanks. Thanks to your excellent instructions I was able to install a new hard drive with only minor pain. I needed to replace the one that crashed a couple of weeks ago, but I thought it would be too hard a job until I found your site. Since I’m an old geezer and not tech savvy, I need the kind of help you provide. Many thanks.

]]> By: Fresno Property Management Professor http://www.pcmech.com/article/installing-a-hard-drive-step-by-step/comment-page-5/#comment-29154 Fresno Property Management Professor Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:57:15 +0000 995259941#comment-29154 The professor has been schooled. Thanks a bunch David, I was really in a pickle. Your blog saved the day. I owe you one. The professor has been schooled. Thanks a bunch David, I was really in a pickle. Your blog saved the day. I owe you one.

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